(Washington, D.C.) – Georgetown University Center for Children and Families Co-Director Joan Alker issued the following statement in response to the release of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States (2009) report: “The U.S. Census data released today provide a glimpse of the toll the recession has taken […]
(Washington, D.C.) – Georgetown University Center for Children and Families Co-Director Jocelyn Guyer issued the following statement in response to the release of an Urban Institute report that provides state-level data on uninsured children eligible but not enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP and the Department of Health and Human Services Connecting Kids to Coverage Challenge: […]
The Georgetown Center for Children and Families (CCF) has received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to serve as a policy and technical resource center for the National Covering Kids & Families Network (NCKFN). CCF will provide technical support through policy research and analysis and facilitate information sharing, networking, communications, collaboration, and peer-to-peer […]
The House of Representatives has taken an historic step today in support of America’s families by passing health reform. By creating reliable, affordable coverage options that don’t disappear when a parent becomes sick or loses a job, the legislation protects and strengthens the well-being and financial stability of our nation’s children and their families. The […]
Statement by Jocelyn Guyer, Co-Director, Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families “States throughout the country are facing tough budgets, but Arizona is the only state to make such drastic and short-sighted cuts to its health coverage programs for low and moderate-income families. It is the first state in history to permanently eliminate its Children’s […]
Statement by Jocelyn Guyer Co-Director Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families (Washington, D.C.) – As we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), it’s a good time to reflect on how this initiative has helped families get through tough times. In the past year, while private insurance became […]
